Land conversion committee reconstituted

Jammu, Jan 31: The Deputy Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly has appointed former Minister and MLA, Qamar Ali Akhoon as the chairman of the Committee to look into the illegal encroachment of wet lands and their conversion for residential purposes. He has also nominated G M Saroori, Javid Ahmed Dar, Rafi Ahmed Mir, Ajaz Ahmed Jan and Indu Pawar as the members of the Committee.An official statement said the committee would ascertain the factual position regarding the illegal encroachment of wetlands for its conversion for residential purpose in Srinagar, Bandipora and Baramulla districts and conversion of agriculture land and Kahcharai land for residential and commercial purposes with particular reference to Shalteng and its adjoining areas within 10 KM radius whether falling within the administrative jurisdiction of Srinagar, Baramulla or Bandipora districts.

WAMIQ FAROOQ’S 3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 31: Farooq Ahmed Wani, father of Wamiq Farooq, 13 year old teenage boy, killed allegedly in police action in old city in 2010, on Thursday accused authorities of shielding policemen involved More

Over 50 Percent Of City’s Total Area Proposed To Be Reserved For Agricultural Land, Forests, Water Bodies

Protection Enhanced For Dal, Nigeen, Aanchar Lakes, Hokersar Wetland

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Jan 31: If all goes well, the historic Srinagar City which has faced massive onslaught of haphazard concrete constructions over the years, will emerge as a greener city with vast agricultural More

Jammu, Jan 31: The Deputy Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly has appointed former Minister and MLA, Qamar Ali Akhoon as the chairman of the Committee to look into the illegal encroachment of wet lands More

‘We lost only 270 soldiers as against India’s 1600 men’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Jan 31: Claiming that his 1999 Kargil operation was a "big success militarily", former President Pervez Musharraf has said that if the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had not visited the US More

AAQIB ASHRAF

After outshining boys in the merit list of recently announced class 10thresults, girls have yet again excelled by topping in the recently declared class 12th annual board results. Out of the thirty students More